I’M NOT MUCH of an online promoter, I’m afraid. As a new writer, I tried some online platforms that did not work out. One day, I was dropping off a copy of my new book at a local bookstore, and the owner recommended that I give Instagram a try. I…

FEW PEOPLE KNOW this, but Saint Nick lives in rural Nevada. It’s pretty far off the beaten path; more than a horseshoe’s toss from Death Valley. Oh sure, Saint Nick must spend at least a nominal amount of time at the North Pole to keep up appearances. But for the…

WHEN I INDEPENDENTLY published my first book (a short story collection) in 2019, I was initially disappointed when I failed to sell a significant number of copies. But I was satisfied with the consistent, positive feedback from readers, and I was also quite pleased to have my book sold in…

IT WAS DARK and cold when Alice woke up. It was awfully quiet, too. As a turkey, Alice accepted that the Thanksgiving holiday season could be a reckless and dangerous time of year. A turkey had no greater fear than being chewed into bits and pieces and then washed down…

IN YOGA, we refer to the Ego as a false sense of self. More specifically, the Ego is that part of you which tries to convince you that you are separate from others and from the universe as a whole. Perhaps the Ego’s favorite words are me, mine, want, need…

BY NOW, I’m sure everyone has seen the stunning photo from San Onofre last week of the great white breaching straight up into the air, directly behind an unassuming surfer cruising on a beautiful wave during a competition. There may be temptation to title this story: “FOOLS RISK LIVES WHILE…

LEONARD THE GOBLIN was confused. And he was tired. This was his 145th Halloween. Oh sure, in the early years the scares had come rather easily. All Leonard the Goblin needed to do in those old timey days was jump out from behind a stage coach and make a ghoulish…

A FEW YEARS ago, I was putting the final touches on the manuscript for my first book, which was a short story collection. I felt nervous and confused about being a first-time author, and I had no idea how to go about publishing and marketing my beloved first book. So…